Gaayam

Gaayam
theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by	Yarllagada Surendra
Written by	Posani Krishna Murali (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Ram Gopal Varma
Story by	Ram Gopal Varma Mani Ratnam
Starring	Jagapathi Babu Revathi Urmila Matondkar
Music by	Sri
Cinematography	Rasool
Edited by	Shankar
Production company	S. S. Creations
Release dates	22 April 1993 (1993-04-22)
Running time	2:16:42
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Gaayam (Telugu: గాయం, English: Wound) is a 1993 Telugu, political thriller film, based on Vijayawada Mafia. With screenplay and direction by Ram Gopal Varma, and story co-written by Ram Gopal Varma and Mani Ratnam, the film starred Jagapathi Babu, Revathi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Urmila Matondkar in pivotal roles. Upon its release, the film received positive reviews, with six state Nandi Awards, and recorded as Super Hit at the box office.

Plot

Durga (Jagapathi Babu) is in love with Anitha (Revathi); he is all set to marry her and settle down in life. But things change when his brother Mohanakrishna (Charan Raj) is killed by Gurunarayana (Kota Srinivas Rao), the local MLA, and Durga wants to settle the score with the mafia. Anitha does not approve of his way. She marries a cop. Durga & the cop become enemies of Gurunarayana. He is finally arrested.

Cast

• Jagapathi Babu as Durga
• Revathi as Anitha
• Urmila Matondkar as Chitra
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Guru Narayan
• Sivakrishna as Bharadwaja
• M. Balaiah as Charigaaru
• Tanikella Bharani as Lawyer Saab
• Rami Reddy as Sarkar
• Charan Raj as Mohana Krishna
• Benarjee as Benarjee
• Gummadi
• Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry as Journalist Swamy
• Narayana Rao
• Tarzan as Srisailam
• Uttej as Yadgiri
• Narsing Yadav as Narsing
• Annapoorna as Chitra's mother
• Ragini

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by music director Sri. The lyrics were penned by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri. All songs are hit tracks.

Gaayam
Film score by Sri
Released	1993
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	25:45
Label	SURYA Audio
Producer	Sri

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nizam Pori"	Mano, Chitra,Eeswar	5:20
2.	"Niggadeesi Adugu"	SP Balu	2:06
3.	"Alupannadi Unda"	Chitra	5:41
4.	"Swarajyam Endukani"	SP Balu	4:56
5.	"Cheli Mida Chitikedu"	Mano,Chitra	6:59
Total length:			25:45

Awards

Nandi Awards

• Best Actor - Jagapati Babu
• Best Supporting Actress - Urmila Matondkar
• Best Villain - Kota Srinivasa Rao
• Best Lyricist - Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
• Best Cinematographer - Rasool Ellore
• Best Editor - Shankar

Sequel

After the film's huge success, Ram Gopal Varma and Jagapathi Babu planned to release a sequel titled Gaayam 2. Ram Gopal Varma was the producer in the sequel while Praveen Sri was the director. Vimala Raman was the heroine as Kota Srinivasa Rao again plays as the antagonist.

External links

• Gaayam at IMDb